Our work in China began in 2001when The Red Thread Promise was only a twinkle in
our founders' eyes. A teenager named Zhou Zhou, who lost his leg to a landmine,
stole our hearts and compelled us to help transform his life by giving him the gift
of mobility. Since then we have worked exclusively with special-needs orphans in
various provinces, providing medical care to improve their quality of life and increase
their chance of adoption.

Orphanages are often unable to provide costly critical care for the most severely
disabled babies due to insufficient funds. We fill this gap by offering life-saving
medical care to the weakest children who are often ineligible for adoption. We partner
with foster homes for special-needs children in China and provide surgery for spina
bifida and other severe or life-threatening conditions. Following treatment, children
enjoy improved health and are often eligible for adoption.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK IN CHINA
COMPLETED
We have been working with orphaned children with severe disabilities by:

Identifying a specialist and providing a compression stocking to a child with KTS
(Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome) who suffered from a huge growth on his foot, leg and
buttocks

ONGOING
It is our goal to support 6 Chinese babies over the next 12 months. For infants
with acute conditions such as spina bifida, early intervention is critical. Surgery
needs to be performed within days of birth to assure optimal outcomes; otherwise,
these children are at risk for spending their entire life institutionalized with
little chance for adoption or, in some cases, not surviving their first year.

Following the appropriate medical intervention, a child's chances for adoption are
greatly increased. This improved state of health and wellbeing allows them to grow
up to become more productive members of society and drastically increases their
self-worth. As a result, they are better able to care for themselves, reducing the
burden on their communities and decreasing the number of permanently institutionalized
adults.